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A quantum trick helps trim bloated AI models

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She...

New Head of Trump’s Cancer Panel Questioned Links Between Vaccines and Cancer

An epidemiologist who has speculated about whether there is a connection between Covid-19 vaccines and “turbo cancer”...

Ancient DNA rewrites the tale of when and how cats left Africa

Like a toy on a string, the timing of cat domestication has been a moving target. Now...

How to levitate objects sans magic

In fiction, magic makes levitation easy. With a simple swish-and-flick of his wand, Ron Weasley yanks a...

Dark matter ‘nuggets’ could explain the Milky Way’s mysterious glow

A puzzling ultraviolet light seen across the Milky Way could come from the destruction of nuggets of...

Radiation-Detection Systems Are Quietly Running in the Background All Around You

The giant confinement building encapsulating the Chernobyl nuclear reactor that exploded nearly 40 years ago is smooth...

How Do Astronomers Find Planets in Other Solar Systems?

It was almost 100 years ago that Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto. That was the last planet...

For the First Time, AI Analyzes Language as Well as a Human Expert

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Among the myriad abilities that humans possess, which...

Google Data Centers Are Returning Nuclear Power to Tornado Country

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.When a...

Mosquitos use it to suck blood. Researchers used it to 3-D print

A mosquito’s proboscis — the long, thin bit that pierces the skin — makes an excellent nozzle...

‘Black Religion in the Madhouse’ examines psychiatry and race post-Civil War

In 1875, Judy B., a Black woman, was admitted to St. Elizabeths, the Government Hospital for the...

People Are Already Taking This Unapproved New Weight-Loss Drug

The long history of underground drug use abounds with secret societies—colorful cliques of like-minded individuals surreptitiously experimenting...
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